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Matthew Wills 1696–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1761

Death Location: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA

Father: William Wills

Mother: Elizabeth James

Spouse(s): Frances SMITH, Frances George, Mary Wills

Children(s): William Willis

In 1696, Matthew Wills entered the world in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA, born to William Wills And Elizabeth James. Matthew Wills married Frances Chisman Smith, Frances George, Mary E Wills, and had children including William Willis. Matthew Wills passed away in 1761 in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Matthew Wills entered the world in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA, born to William Wills And Elizabeth James.
  • Matthew Wills married Frances Chisman Smith, Frances George, Mary E Wills, and had children including William Willis.
  • Matthew Wills passed away in 1761 in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wills
1660–1713
Birth Location: Mulbery Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth James
1666–1704
Birth Location: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frances SMITH
1710–1746
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Frances George
1696–1725
Birth Location: Nanesmond, Virginia, United States
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Mary Wills
1695–1768
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Willis
1720–1778
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Matthew Wills's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Wills
1696–1761
Birth Place: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Wills
1660–1713
Mulbery Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth James
1666–1704
Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Wills
1638–1685
By St Pauls, London, , England
Martha (Elizabeth) Filmer
1640–1715
East Sutton, Kent, , England
Matthew (Francis Jones) (James)
1640–1711
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Albrighton
1640–1728
Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, Colony, New England
Great-Grandparents
Emanuel Wills
1621–1655
Elizabeth Cole
1615–1672
Robert Jones
1571–1666
Mary Russell
1610–1680
Francis Albrighton
1609–1667
Anne Irish
1614–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wells
1590–1669
Mary Pishye
1594–1694
Thomas Basey
1599–
Elizabeth Prince
1585–
Willia Russell
1590–1690
Sisella Polgrene
1590–

Matthew Wills's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Wills (1696–1 Jan 1761) m. Frances (Chisman) SMITH (1710–1746) m. Frances George (1696–1725) m. Mary (E) Wills (1695–Aug 1768)
  1. 1. William Willis 1720–1778 m. Elizabeth Davis 1732–1782
    1. 1. Sterling Willis 1758–1835 m. Sarah Payne 1760–1849
      1. 1. Nancy (Adams) Lewis 1781–1870 m. William Hawkins 1776–1862
        1. 1. Betsey Hawkins 1811–1912 m. William (R.) Smith 1810–1848
        2. 2. Lucinda Hawkins 1801–
        3. 3. Moses (H) Hawkins 1825–1880
        4. 4. John (W.) Hawkins 1805–1850

Matthew Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Matthew Wills in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
1761
1 Jan 1761
Age 65
Death of Matthew Wills in Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Mulberry Island, Warwick, Virginia, USA
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